SOLUTION: a woman purchases 8 antiques spoons each year. she now owns 56 spoons. in how many year will she have 200 spoons in her collection?

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Question 867328: a woman purchases 8 antiques spoons each year. she now owns 56 spoons. in how many year will she have 200 spoons in her collection?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If = the number of years she has been buying spoons
If is the total number of spoons she has,
When

When

is the number of years since
she had spoons
2014 + 18 = 2032 will be the year she has 200 spoons

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